Chopper



Nov. 4, 1930. H. WENALAN 1,780,453

' CHOPPER Filed March 28, 1928 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS i' Patented Nov. 4, 1936 I] UNITED sTA' i P ENT. I I

HANNAH WENALAN, or HIGHLAND rAR-K, rumors f GHQ-PIPER aAppfieationfi1ed. March 26,1928. Serial reassess. it

" My invention relates to improvements in choppers, and it consists in the combinations,

' scribed. and claimed. a a 5 An object of my invention is to provide a chopper which has novel'meansfor receiv- "ing blades and holding thebladesat desired positions when in use. 1

constructions, and arrangementsherein del0 provide a device of the type described which j is especially adapted to receive razor blades and is so constructed that the blades can readily be removed and new'bladcs inserted in place;

plication, in which Figure 1 is a side elevatio n of my device, FigureQ isanend, elevation of my device, and

I I portion of my device. V

- j In carry ng out. my invention, I. provide a body portion'or, frame '1 which has its ends J extending downwardly as at 2 and 3 and ingrportions 9 at each'side thereof which are provided'with integral retaining-flanges 10, f The retaining members 6,7 and 8 are sub stantially U-shaped n cross section and are I rigidly secured to the frame or body poi jtionl at spaced-apart-"positions bymeans of rivets l1 orthe like. TheU-shaped members ceiving razor blades members 14. p p 7 An upright'15 is secured to theframe 1 by any suitable means,such as a screw 16. A

handle 17 is pivotally mounted upon the upright 15 by means of a bolt 18 and a wing nut 19 and may be locked in any desired posi 1 tio-n. 1 1

9p From the foregoing description of the V i blHClQS A further ob'ect OI m invention tlJQ v brokemthe user may readily draw the broken blade from the device and insert'a new blade.

Figure 3 isan enlarged detail. View of a IA chopper comprising a handle having'a sheet of material disposed adjacent oneend thereof, said, sheet of material being provided with flanges,

are also spaced aparta desired" distance to provide elongated slots or recesses 12 for reg 13 having reinforcing j i 'andsStateof Illinois, this 21st day-of'March,

'A. 111928. a I

various parts "of the device,-.' the. operation i thereof may be readily understood. Itis ob- .vious that the handle 17 may bemoved .in

any desired position and locked inthis posis tion by tightening the wing nut 19' upon-the bolt 18. Thedevice may-be readily actuated in any desired position, and withthe razor inserted in place sharp edges are pro- .vided for chopping vegetables or the like." I I i It is true that the device is designed to em- 60 ploy razor blades ofa specific type} iHow ever, cutting blades, as these might be termed, may be provided. The blades are frictionally held in place betweenthetransversely ex tending portionsQ, 3 and'9 and are held fi against .displac'ementgby. the retaining flanges. If one of the blades should be Furthermore, any desired number of blades maybe, used without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. -As, for-in *stance,' the user may remove all except one blade and use thedevice for some special pur-,

pose. The user may also'use just two blades or any number of blades. To-accomplishthis result, the blades desired'to be used will be retained in the device and the remaining, blades may be removed. 7

f Icla'im: 9

a plurality of substantially U shaped members disposed adjacent one side of the sheet of material, aplurality of'blades disposed between the sides of certainof the ugsha'pe'd members and between other sides ofsaid ,U-shaped members and said flanges,

and means for securing said sheet of material and the U-shapedmeinbers to. said handle.

Signed at Chicago, inthecounty of Cook, 5

f HANNAH WENAIL A Ng 

